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Swords And Plowshares: A Memoir Paperback – August 22, 1990

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General Maxwell D. Taylor was one of the great military heroes of recent American history. During World War II, Taylor fought in Sicily and Italy before parachuting into France as head of the 101st Airborne Division on Dday, 1944. Later he commanded the Division in the Arnhem drop in Holland and in the defense of Basting in the Bulge. After the war, Taylor served as superintendent of West Point, U.S. Commander in Berlin, Commander of the Eighth Army in Korea, and Army Chief of Staff under President Eisenhower. John F. Kennedy named him chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and sent him to Vietnam in 1961; he returned to that country as Ambassador in 1965, and served as a key advisor to President Johnson until 1969. In Swords and Plowshares, Taylor tells the firsthand story of a life of action, courage, strategy, and dedication. Offering candid and controversial views of such central figures as Dwight Eisenhower, John Dulles, the Kennedy's, and General Westmoreland, Taylor contrasts their varying views of the role of air power in modern warfare, and presents his own approach to the problems of winning wars and making peace. These memoirs ably illustrate why General Maxwell Taylor deserves to rank among Marshall, Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Patton as one of the great American military geniuses of our time.
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    466 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    August 22, 1990
  4. Dimensions
    8.95 x 5.86 x 0.99 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0306804077
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0306804076
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Press (August 22, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 466 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0306804077
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0306804076
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.95 x 5.86 x 0.99 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Top-notch Autobiographical History
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"Swords and Plowshares" by General Maxwell D. Taylor (1901–1987) is a superb, well-written autobiographical history of General Taylor's experience in the US military and the national political arena. Though perhaps mildly self-serving, the reader is treated to a bird's eye view of the Battle of the Bulge, the Cold War aftermath of WWII, the Korean War, and a detailed history of the US political involvement in Vietnam. This first-hand account is a must read for any political science major and an enlightening exposé as to the inner workings of government and presidential administrations, and the making of history for the rest of us. Highly recommended.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Formally Written Autobiography of Famous American Army Leader
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I enjoyed General Taylor's autobiographical account of his long and distinguished Army service. He writes in a very formal, stilted almost archaic style that is not very much fun to read. Where the book got really bogged down and laborious starts with his involvement with his service as an a consultant/advisor to the POTS (JFK) following retirement from the Army. He goes on to relate his work in reviewing the Bay Of Pigs debacle, followed by some other special assignments and culminating in work on the war in Vietnam. The last 134 pages (of 422 total) are consumed with Vietnam and Taylor's involvement; first as a special advisor to JFK, followed by duty as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under LBJ and finally as Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam. There is a lot of excruciating minutiae about the Vietnam war, followed up by a long examination of lessons learned and adjustments General Taylor deemed necessary in U.S. policy due to declining power of the nation. A scholarly tome for history buffs.
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